Washing-machine



(MpdeL) WASHING MACHINE.

Patented May 22,1883.

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HENRY LIGHTY, OF ROSSVILLE, INDIANA.

WASHING- MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,247, dated May 22,1883,

- Application filed September 28,1882: (Model.) 7

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY LIGHTY, ofRossville, in the countyof (llintomaud in the State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and usefullmprovements in Washing-Machines; and

I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being'had to the accompanying drawings,and to theletters of reference marked thereon, making a part of thisspecification.

This invention has for its objects to provide an improvedwashing-machine by means of which clothing and other'articles may besubjected to a rubbing action against a suitable wash-board, similar tothe action of the hand rubbing in ordinary washing, so as to thoronghlycleanse the articles without injury to the same, as morefullyhereinafter specified. These objects I attain by themeans illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal verticalsection of my improved machine; Fig. 2, a detached side elevation of therubbing-head and clamping devices, and Fig. 3a cross-section of therubbing-head. 7 I

In the said drawings, the letter A indicates a rectangular vessel ortub, which is lined with sheet metal-such as zinc--to prevent leaking.In the bottom of said vessel or tub is located a frame, B, having aseries of transverse rubbing-bars, which are arranged in asemi-elliptical line, in order to subject the clothes to a squeezing aswell as a rubbing action as they are carried to the ends of the frame.The tub is provided with ahinged top, 0, which has a slot, D, throughit, and bearings E at each side for the pin F, which extends through therubber-staff G, which is located in the slot insuch manner that thestaff may be conveniently oscillated. To the lower end of the stafl issecured arubber-head consisting of two bars, one attached rigidly andthe other loosely to the shaft. Above the upper bar, which is looselyattached to the shaft, is a loose sleeve, H, mounted on the said shaft.The upper end of said sleeve is provided with an inclined bearing, andthe staff with a pin, K, against which the bearing abuts, so that byturning said sleeve the upper bar may be forced toward the lower bar inorder to clamp the clothes between the two.

To operate my improved machine the cover is thrown back on its hingesuntil it rests upon the arm L. The water and other materials are thenplaced in the tub and the clothes are clamped in therubber-head. Thecover is then closeddown and fastened, and the washingis effected byoscillating the rubber-staff; The rubbing-bars in the frame at thebottom of the tub, being elevated above the bottom, permit the dirt tosettle and collect below the clothes.

Instead oftheinclined hearing,aspiralspriug may be employed to clamp therubber-head.

Having thus described my in vention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

The combination, in a washing-machine, of the tub or vessel A, theslotted top secured thereto, the rubber-shaft G, mounted on a shaftjournaled in hearings in the top, the hollow sleeve H, having inclinedbearings, the pin K, and the clamping bars between which the clothes aresecured, the whole constructed and arranged substantially as specified.

In testimony whereofl aiiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,this 22d day of August, 1882.

HENRY LIGEITY. [[L. s.j Witnesses:

H. S. SMITH, W. F. MERRILL.

